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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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